High Blood Pressure Symptoms

Lose that weight

If you are overweight, shedding the pounds will help control your blood pressure. For some people, losing weight is all they need to do to get their blood pressure down. Healthy eating can also help you to lower your blood cholesterol level.

To find out if you need to lose weight, check the chart. If you fall into the overweight, obese or very obese category, you need to lose some weight. Don’t try to lose the extra weight too quickly. Losing weight slowly and steadily (about a pound a week) is more healthy, and you’re more likely to keep the weight off for good. If you are very overweight, losing even 10 kilos (22 pounds) can reduce your blood pressure by between 5 and 10mmHg. For more information on how to lose weight.

… for good.

Being physically active plays an important part in losing weight. For more information on how to increase the amount of physical activity you do.

Get active!

Are you a healthy weight ?

Take a straight line across from your height (without shoes), and a line up or down from your weight. Put a mark where the two lines meet to find out if you need to lose weight.